Ditrigona chionea

(Ditrigona chionea)

Description

Ditrigona chionea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968. It is found in China. The wingspan is 16-20.5 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa buff, but more brownish at the base. The fasciae are pale brown with faint sub-basal and antemedial fasciae, a weakly lunulate postmedial fascia and a dentate subterminal fascia. The hindwings are as the forewings, but with only one fascia proximal to the postmedial fascia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Drepanidae
Genus:Ditrigona
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